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Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Dual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adolescents (M_T1?=?15 years, 51% female) in four Western European countries. The results of a growth-mixture model pointed toward four distinct developmental Classes: (1) "Dual identity", (2) "Separation to dual identity", (3) "Assimilation to dual identity", and (4) "Separation". Multiple group comparisons further showed that adolescents in Class 1 were well adjusted, but well-being (e.g., internalizing problems, life satisfaction) and health were even higher among adolescents in Class 2. Adolescents in Class 3 had consistently lower levels of well-being, and adolescents in Class 4 had lower levels of socio-cultural adjustment (e.g., problem behaviour at school, delinquent behaviour, and lack of intergroup contact). The findings underscore that most Muslim minority adolescents in Western Europe develop a dual identity, and that the developmental process, not simply the outcome, matters for adjustment.

SUBMITTER: Spiegler O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813286 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents.

Spiegler Olivia O Wölfer Ralf R Hewstone Miles M

Journal of youth and adolescence 20190913 10

Dual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adolescents (M<sub>T1</sub> = 15 years, 51% female) in four Western European countries. The results of a growth-mixture model pointed toward four distinct developmental Classes: (1) "Dual identity", (2) " ...[more]

PMID: 31520235

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Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents.

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Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents.

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